Factores asociados al estrés percibido por los docentes de planta de la Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores

Abstract

This investigation, as a descriptive one, was developed in order to identify the levels of stress perception of the teachers of Fundacion Universitaria Los Libertadores at Bogotá. Through the application by email of the PSS-14 (Perceived Stress Scale 14 items), information was collected from 63 participating voluntary teachers, which analyzed the labor, personal and academic factors that represent incidence in perceived stress levels in the teaching staff. General scores resulted in Very low perception in 1.6%, Average perception in 34.9% and High perception in 4.8%. The teachers with the highest perception of stress are in the Faculties of Law, Political Science and International Relations (60%) and Human and Social Sciences (23.1%). The results obtained were compared with similar investigations at a national and global level, in order to analyze the current data of the institution's teachers and provide information for possible future investigations that allow contributing with the creation and / or enrichment of welfare programs, promotion and prevention in mental